Academic Resources for Current Students
Welcome, Brennies!
Please scroll down for a list of academic resources including the course schedule, student handbook, forms and petitions, and more. As always, Bren School staff are here to help if you can't find what you're looking for or if have any questions along the way (academics@bren.ucsb.edu).
Current Student Resource Guide Sections:
BREN GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK
CLASS SCHEDULE
Spring 2022
Fall 2022
For course descriptions, please visit the Courses pages (MESM, MEDS, PhD). If you have any questions about registration, please contact us at academics@bren.ucsb.edu.
COURSE PLANNING
- MyPlan Login
- Courses, Descriptions & Links to Syllabi: MEDS, MESM and PhD
- Special Topics Courses - revised September 29, 2021
- Curriculum Plan 2021-2022
- 5 Year Annual History of Course Offerings - revised September 29, 2021
- Prerequisite Guide
- MESM Specializations
- MESM Core Course Enrollment Policy
- UCSB Final Exam Schedule
ACADEMIC FORMS AND PETITIONS
Bren Forms and Petitions
- ESM 596 Petition for MESM Students
- Bren School Petition
- Graduation Deferral Request Form
- PhD Annual Review Form Pre-Candidacy
- PhD Annual Review Form Post-Candidacy
- Instructions for submitting Annual Review Form
- PhD Written Exam Form*
- PhD Form 1 - Justification of PhD Committee Members**
- PhD Form 1A - Justification of Proposed Changes to PhD Committee Members
*Students who receive a "Conditional Pass" should complete the Written Exam Form when conditions have been met.
Graduate Division Forms and Petitions
MASTER'S PROJECTS
Group Projects
- MESM 2023 - Group Project Guidelines
- MESM 2022 - Group Project Guidelines
- Peer & Self Evaluation Form
Eco-E Projects
- MESM 2023 - Eco-E Guidelines
- MESM 2022 - Eco-E Guidelines
- 2022-2023 Eco-E Project RFP
- 2022-2023 Eco-E Project Proposal Guidelines
Capstone Projects
Specialization Advisors
Graduate Advisor
Satie Airamé
Coastal Marine Resources Management (CMRM):
Chris Costello (Class of 2021)
Hunter Lenihan (Class of 2022)
Conservation Planning (CP):
Frank Davis (Class of 2021)
Ashley Larsen (Class of 2022)
Corporate Environmental Management (CEM):
Matt Potoski (Class of 2021) Sabbatical in W21
Eric Masanet (Class of 2022)
Economics and Politics of the Environment (EPE):
Mark Buntaine (Class of 2021)
Sarah Anderson (Class of 2022)
Energy and Climate (EC):
Sangwon Suh (Class of 2021) Sabbatical in W21
Kyle Meng (Class of 2022)
Pollution Prevention and Remediation (PPR):
Patricia Holden (Class of 2021)
Roland Geyer (Class of 2022)
Water Resources Management (WRM):
Scott Jasechko (Class of 2021)
Arturo Keller (Class of 2022)
Communication Focus Advisor:
Lisa Leombruni
Eco-E Focus Advisor:
Emily Cotter
Economics and Environmental Science (EES) PhD Emphasis
Chris Costello, Faculty Advisor
Interdepartmental PhD Emphasis in Environment and Society
Kelly Caylor
Faculty Mentors
Arturo Keller/Eric Masanet (2nd year)
Kyle Meng/Tamma Carleton (1st year)
Naomi Tague/Allison Horst (1st year)
